"Refining... a Yin God?!"
"That's right!" Fan Rusong's voice turned grave. "Yin-Thunder Wood, along with this Yin-Soul Curse that conceals heavenly secrets, and that red-clothed vicious ghost just now. Every condition has been met. There's no need to doubt it—this is clearly a method for refining a Yin God!"
Seeing that the doubt between Lu Chen's brows had yet to fade, Xie Qingyi took over and explained, "General, let me put it this way. In our Netherworld, there are only two kinds of beings: Yin Gods and the dead. Strictly speaking, subordinates like us cannot be considered Orthodox Gods of the Netherworld. But as Innate Ghost Immortals who have also received the Netherworld's investiture, we can barely count as half a Yin God. And what is refined in the so-called refining of a Yin God is not an Orthodox God of the Netherworld like Lord Yama, but... Ghost Immortals like us."
"That's right!" The other three Yin officials nodded in unison.
"Refining Ghost Immortals... Could it be..." Lu Chen shuddered. "Someone wants to use this to achieve immortality?"
"Not necessarily immortality. Even the Orthodox Gods of the Three Realms can hardly claim to be truly imperishable. But extending one's lifespan by several centuries through this would not be difficult."
Lu Chen's expression sharpened. "Explain it to me in detail, quickly."
"Yes." Fan Rusong raised the Yin-Thunder Wood in her hand. "This wood grows beside the Yin-Thunder Pool and is one of the Netherworld's heavenly treasures. Though it is an object of utmost yin, it possesses the wondrous ability to absorb the lightning of heaven and earth. Even the Nine-Heavens Thunder Tribulation can be drawn in, transformed, and turned to its user's benefit."
"Like a... container for storing lightning?"
"That would not be wrong." Fan Rusong nodded. "That is why the